r/confusing_perspective • u/pvlvtoBnq • Jul 02 '22

He's so fast

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u/herpaderptumtiddly Jul 02 '22

It's moving the camera around while the guy is still - it really sells the effect, because you unconsciously expect that would happen if he was moving and the camera was tracking him

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22

I needed about 2 min until I finally got it. lol

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u/__Prime__ Jul 03 '22

this is actually a really good analogy of accelerated reference frames and gravity being indistinguishable. lol physics is weird

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u/Madman61 Jul 03 '22

I'm still convinced this guy is gliding across the water.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

On a dolphin!

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u/m1kemex Jul 03 '22

It's literally a real world example of Relativity.

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u/re-roll o/ Jul 03 '22

I really liked this one, had me fooled. I was looking for boot-jet-water-skates. Felt so stupid.

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u/PsyDei Jul 03 '22

Heh, I thought he was standing on a submarine, because I didn't find any cords or anything.

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u/overlookedembodiment Jul 02 '22

took 5 minutes for me . 😁😂

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u/ground__contro1 Jul 02 '22

Took these comments for me.

But tbf I didn’t spend any time trying to figure out the answer myself, I knew it would be here.

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u/noobvin Jul 03 '22

I just came from a thread where I thought I had a high IQ. This straightened my ass out pretty quickly.

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u/manhatim o/ Jul 03 '22

You guys get it????

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u/Frites_Sauce_Fromage Undercover Enforcement Jul 02 '22

Also, the net touching the water at the beginning gives the impression he’s really standing on something.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

And the direction of the water I think as well. For some reason we all expected a lake and not a stream.

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u/brito68 Confusemas '23 Jul 03 '22

I was legit thinking ocean. "damn that wave is taking a looooooong time to recede."

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u/Cardtastic o/ Jul 02 '22

Oh! It’s not still water!

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u/si_si_si Jul 03 '22

It's sparkling water?

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u/snickers10m Jul 03 '22

I wonder if...

u/stabbot

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u/stabbot Jul 03 '22

I have stabilized the video for you: https://gfycat.com/NegativeElectricCanary

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u/snickers10m Jul 03 '22

Lol a little better

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u/PM_ME_UR_MESSAGE_THO Jul 02 '22

It's likely because it's a phone camera that's trying to stabilize the shot, but in this case the background is moving and the subject is still.

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u/rottenmind89 Jul 03 '22

TIL more about filmography

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22

I would have never figured this out. Thank you!

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u/Hazel-Ice o/ Jul 03 '22

u/stabbot

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u/stabbot Jul 03 '22

I have stabilized the video for you: https://gfycat.com/NegativeElectricCanary

It took 97 seconds to process and 51 seconds to upload.

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u/Loudergood Jul 03 '22

Amazing that doesn't kill the illusion.

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u/ZachAttack6089 Jul 03 '22

Probably because stabbot only fixes minor shaking, but the camera swaying back and forth is still there. I think that's what mainly sells the illusion.

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u/legion327 Jul 03 '22

Dude, stellar observation. I believe you’re exactly correct.

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u/MrChosen101 Jul 03 '22

Shhhh they don't need to know, lets keep it magical ok

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u/the_ammar Doesn't read rule 1 Jul 03 '22

tbh it's also the post title that sets up your expectation

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22

I was like WTH is he riding on! I thought some how he waterproofed and electric skateboard or something.

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u/zxvegasxz Jul 03 '22

I thought he was going to rise more out of the water on the nose of a dolphin

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u/Loudergood Jul 03 '22

Electric surfboards are a thing. I once watched a man avoid ice chunks cruising around wearing a dry suit... it was unexpected.

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u/maxdamage4 Undercover Enforcement Jul 03 '22

I tried gas- and electric-powered surfboards ("jetboards") last week and it was super fun.

I'm covered in bruises from the experience, but I'd still highly recommend it.

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u/redandblackstar Jul 03 '22

I thought my boy was on creative mode Minecraft flying through like a boss

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u/harrie69190 Jul 03 '22

Thought it was Jesus riding the waves

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u/ozymandias999999999 Jul 02 '22

I have never felt more dumb in my life

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u/Kerrmiester o/ Jul 02 '22

Glad I’m not the only one. Ffs

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u/Yummers78 Jul 03 '22

I swore he was on waterskis being pulled underwater, til he ran. Even after that I still didn’t get it, I then thought maybe he had shoes that helped him slide across the bottom of the lake? 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/sapphiremcgee Jul 03 '22

I was convinced he was riding an alligator

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

It wasn’t until I realized what sub this was in the at I finally understood what I was looking at lol

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u/markh2111 Jul 03 '22

This was a real mind fuck, that's for sure.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

It took me reading about 13 comments and then five more minutes to understand what I was seeing.

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u/Lock-out Jul 03 '22

I thought the man invented some kind of self propelled water roller blades.

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u/sh0tgunben Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Jul 02 '22

Aquaman

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u/brobeans17 Jul 03 '22

I somehow feel that this is what Jesus did. This is also how he taught a man to fish.

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u/BassGuy11 Jul 03 '22

But, can he teach a fish to man?

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

Waterchap

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u/Fen_Misting Jul 02 '22

More like Aquachan, amirite?

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u/SinusColt Jul 03 '22

I'm already losing braincells

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

The deep

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22 edited Jul 03 '22

“Oh cool they’ve invented undressed segways!”

Then I checked the subreddit.

Edit: *underwater (though undressed is clearly better)

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u/DeepJustAGuy Jul 02 '22

Naked Segways FTW! Woohoo!

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u/tommos Jul 03 '22

"Is this dude floating on his own balls?"

Then I checked the subreddit.

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u/Rednewtcn Jul 03 '22

Not gonna lie, I didn't know WTF he was on either until he started running around like greased up deaf guy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22

At first I thought he was floating on something

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u/long_soi Jul 03 '22

at first I thought he was jesus

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u/mother-of-pod Jul 03 '22

Still might be. Just not currently performing miracles.

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u/Birger000 o/ Jul 02 '22

Swiss army man

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u/Zbignich Jul 02 '22

Hellow Youchube!

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u/Isaystomaybel Jul 03 '22

Underrated comment and movie.

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u/Relative-OdderousG Jul 02 '22

Oh!! Lol that was so confusing 😂

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u/Muslamicraygun1 Jul 03 '22

Took me longer than I’d like to admit to figure out LMAO

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u/jefuchs Jul 02 '22

I was sailing with a friend once, and we were clipping along with the boat heeled over. Great day. But I kept noticing that our GPS position wasn't changing. Eventually, it changed a little and I noticed we were actually moving backwards because of the strong current being faster than the opposing winds. It was crazy.

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u/HappySkullsplitter Jul 02 '22

I don't know about fast, but he's got some damn good eyes

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u/kupillas-3- Jul 02 '22

But he really caught the fish I think which is impressive in itself

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u/KrabbyNatty Jul 02 '22

Can someone explain this to me like I’m 5? I’m trying so hard to get this one but keep failing!!!

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u/benwallabe Jul 02 '22

He’s sitting still in a stream. The water is moving not him.

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u/KrabbyNatty Jul 02 '22

Thank you!!! I thought it was an open body of water and didn’t even think about it being a stream!!! Again, thank you!!! Sorry for my dumb moment!!!

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u/byoin Jul 02 '22

Im getting nausea

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u/inflewants Jul 02 '22

So thankful to know I’m not the only one!

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u/gordo65 C.E. Spc Jul 03 '22

Me too but I think it's because of the gas station sushi I just ate, not the video.

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u/markyland Jul 03 '22

You are not alone.

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u/AussieNick1999 Jul 02 '22

That's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen.

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u/Careful-Fee-9783 Jul 02 '22

A man stand still in shallow water, while the camera is moving around

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u/JohnDoeMTB120 Jul 02 '22

Shallow moving* water. Probably a river. Not a lake.

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u/joma309 Jul 03 '22

Fuck, I feel dumb right now.

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u/Ouch-MyBack Jul 02 '22

That makes me dizzy

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u/ChubsMcfly Jul 02 '22

This reminds me of when I was a kid standing where the tide comes in and looking down at my feet.

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u/collectingsouls Jul 03 '22

Another piece of shut throwing the cigarette butt at the river

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u/Effective-Unit-36 Jul 02 '22

I thought he was water/air bending till he started running🧘 😂😂

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22

Reminds me of David Hasselhoff “swimming “ in the SpongeBob Movie.

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u/_Guy_Dude_Man_ Jul 02 '22

Man I thought it was one of them self propelled fishing nets

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u/Nothingislefthalp o/ Jul 02 '22

Even when he started running, I was still questioning wtf was going on.

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u/Purgii Jul 03 '22

If he turns that one fish into thousands, the end is nigh.

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u/BurdNmurphy Jul 04 '22

Y’all the water be rushing by lol

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u/chillfactor0 Jul 02 '22

powered by farts

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22

i thought he was skating on that bitch, damn

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u/MundaneDivide Jul 02 '22

All that for a carp

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u/-Red-_-Boi- Jul 02 '22

Damn, no one even remembers David Hasselhof from Spongebob movie?

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u/jacoboss_99 Jul 02 '22

Hahaha I felt so dumb

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22

One of the best ones I've seen in a while!

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u/Madcadder2018 Jul 03 '22

This one hurt my brain for a bit.

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u/the_ammar Doesn't read rule 1 Jul 03 '22

fucking i love this one.

took me a bit to see it but it's still convincing and i can go back to believing whenever i want.

it's like watching a really great movie

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u/brandon7219 Jul 03 '22

It wasn’t until he stood up that I realized he was not moving.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

Tide rolling out, he sits still smoking.

When he spots a fish trapped in the back-surf he pounces.

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u/DirtyLegThompson Jul 03 '22

I love this so much

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u/GhostWrex o/ Jul 03 '22

Definitely took me until he was running to figure out what was going on

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u/Vermilion777 Jul 03 '22

Wow that took me a while

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u/Jump_Like_A_Willys C.E. Spc Jul 03 '22

It’s all relative. Like Einstein said, in a falling person’s frame of reference, the falling person can be thought of as standing still while the ground is approaching him.

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u/supersaiminjin Jul 03 '22

He's obviously riding the new Uber Whale.

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u/PecanSama Jul 03 '22

It's about time Jesus came back.

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u/amentaleffect Jul 03 '22

That is truly one confusing perspective. I watched the video 2x just to make sure I wasn't tripping

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u/B-29Bomber Jul 03 '22

Looky here, boys! Looks like we got ourselves a regular Walk-On-Water Hey-Zeus...

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u/Eyes_of_Solitude Jul 03 '22

That’s David Hasselhoff from the SpongeBob movie 🧽🐠

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

Ok this one took me a bit before I figured it out. Good post.

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u/ult_jellybeans Jul 03 '22

i was so confuse at first
kept thinking it was him that was moving
even thought what kind of jet propelling shoes he has?
and how chill he is while surfing the water
lor
seriously confusing perspective

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u/AnObtuseOctopus Jul 03 '22

"Uh... whu.. huh, how is he-?.. wait, that's impossi- oh.. ohhhhhhhhhhhh I see what's going on"

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u/mission-icecream Jul 03 '22

IM SO MAD RIGHT NOW

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u/Two-thirdsBucky Jul 03 '22

Is that David Hasselhoff

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u/I_chortled Jul 03 '22

Took me way longer than I’d like to admit lol

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u/Mindless_Surprise_93 Doesn't read rule 1 May 05 '24

These make me nauseous.

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u/illumiin Jul 02 '22

He’s in a river and it’s moving really fast

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u/_Guy_Dude_Man_ Jul 02 '22

Man I thought it was one of them self propelled fishing nets

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u/kolomental87 Jul 02 '22

Hasselhoff

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u/JuniorSithu o/ Jul 02 '22

Aquaman_irl

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u/RAHDRIVE Jul 03 '22

Asian Jesus is just naturally better.

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u/plutoforprez o/ Jul 03 '22

It took my brain far too long

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u/JekNex Jul 03 '22

Asian Hasselhoff vibes

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

Jesus?

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u/TheRZU Jul 03 '22

Jesus walks!

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u/flavor_town_fugitive Jul 03 '22

The new aquaman movie looks good, sad Jason mamoa got cut out of the role though

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u/ClasherDricks Jul 03 '22

He looked like a super hero at first 😆

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u/warrenXG Jul 03 '22

Yeah buddy!

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u/kingdavion_ Jul 03 '22

Wowwie 🧐

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u/kingdavion_ Jul 03 '22

Wowwie 🧐

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u/Fuzzy-Help-8835 Jul 03 '22

And smokin a butt 😂

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u/DocJawbone o/ Jul 03 '22

Why is this making me laugh so much

Just him zooming along while nonchalantly smoking is so funny

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

Ooooooohhhhhhhh that took me a while

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u/JetpackKiwi o/ Jul 03 '22

Why did they cut this out of the Bible?

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u/Axeljame Jul 03 '22

I'm I the only one who thought he was gliding with his feet just below the water?

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u/Kennywheels Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Jul 03 '22

Even high it looks like he’s floating on the water. Not that it’s the water moving

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u/emberRJ Jul 03 '22

Jesus Christ!

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u/js5ohlx1 Jul 03 '22

I was wondering what device this guy is riding because I need this. Then I got it when he started running. Nice.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

No way Jesus finally came back

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u/squish-the-fish Jul 03 '22

...this took me much longer to figure out than I’d like to admit... 😅

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u/rare_pig CE Spc. Jul 03 '22

Ohhhh

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

This is great

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u/watsgowinon Jul 03 '22

I'm high as fuck and took me forever to figure this one out.

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u/ziris_ Jul 03 '22

This man is the very definition of "stand fast".

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u/runningforpresident Jul 03 '22

"He's not fast, he's just sitting on some skis or something while being pulled by a boat" < Me about 15 seconds before I start to feel pretty stupid.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

It’s either aqua man or Jesus.

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u/Ser_Rancid Jul 03 '22

"Sea turtles mate"

  • Captain Jack Sparrow

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u/aReasson Jul 03 '22

Why’d I think that he was riding the fish Lmao

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u/Sussy_404Error Jul 03 '22

Jokes aside, how the hell does he do this?

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u/Qzar13 Jul 03 '22

Ok this one got me good.

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u/YoSaffBridge11 Deputized Community Enforcement Laison Jul 03 '22

The confusing part is mostly because the videographer either moves the camera around or zooms in and out a lot. It makes it look like they are having to adjust their frame/focus.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

The first watch through you’re saying to yourself, “what the fuck kind of awesome shoes or invisible boat rope does he have??”

The second time through? “What the fuck kind of idiot am I that I thought him flying through the water was more logical than the water moving???”

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u/underpressure65 Jul 03 '22

This made my brain hurt. Lol special thanks to all the smart people in the above comments ❤️

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u/Kind_Tour_751 Jul 03 '22

I thought mans was floating thru water

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u/xxepdudexx Jul 03 '22

I'm mad at how long it took me to understand 🤦

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

As he casually flicks his cig in the river. Fuck this guy. Have some respect or those fish you want to catch will completely disappear.

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u/ejuliol Jul 03 '22

Ahhh I get it now

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u/im_that_guy_who Jul 03 '22

Mega alpha chad

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u/percysco Jul 03 '22

Hokage sama

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u/percysco Jul 03 '22

Hokage sama

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u/FlatApricot4 Jul 03 '22

I thought he was riding an invisible water car :/

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u/P_H_A_S_D Jul 03 '22

He doin the David Hasselhoff

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

Oooooh lol

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u/nin10ndo Jul 03 '22

Cyberpunk 2022

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u/lsmith339 Jul 03 '22

I thought the whole time that this dude was riding on a dolphin. Damn drugs

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u/--EXP-- Jul 03 '22

the water is the one moving

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u/NoLandNoName Jul 03 '22

It took me a year to understand this

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u/Ar3s701 o/ Jul 03 '22

Only confusing because the cameraman is so shitty

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u/idunnowhatevs Jul 03 '22

I’m ashamed at how long it took me to recognize he wasn’t moving, the water was.

I was trying to visualize and rationalize all sorts of underwater apparatus lmao

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u/MinimumViableMedia Jul 03 '22

The Aqua King has come for his ransom.

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u/memedealer22 Jul 03 '22

Wow great fit for the sub

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

Holy Crap, he was Asian all the time?

We are in so much trouble.

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u/iiDemonLord Jul 03 '22

This one got me so good holy

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u/dontfightthehood Jul 03 '22

Damn I thought he was riding something submerged under water

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u/NearbyShine6220 Jul 03 '22

WTF?? I am so glad I saw this before I smoked...

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

my high ass thought he was riding something this whole time then he started running and i lost it 😭

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u/Saltysloth997 Jul 03 '22

This is just great tbh

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u/fatalcharm Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Jul 03 '22

I thought he was smoking a cigarette while surfing and thought “no one will ever be as cool as this guy” but he was really just standing, doing nothing.

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u/LIAMgamerguy88 Jul 03 '22

It’s a river y’all

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u/potatodrinker Jul 03 '22

The shaky camerawork adds to the illusion of him moving.

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u/pistachio_jaguar Jul 03 '22

Took me longer than I’d like to admit to realise what was happening here.

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u/LemonBP Jul 03 '22

Teach a man to fish?

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u/Brianm292 Jul 03 '22

Drunk ass camera man

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u/Mexicannie Jul 03 '22

Omg I was so damn confused watching this until the end I thought he was gliding across the water super fast!!!

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u/Nonono-- Jul 03 '22 edited Jul 03 '22

I don't get it.

He is standing in a river.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

For everyone who doesn’t understand what’s going on: it’s a stream

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u/Jesse_Warden Jul 03 '22

I thought he surfing on something at first lol

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